Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse & Neglect - ICAN Associates

LOS ANGELES COUNTY
CHILD ABUSE COUNCILS
COORDINATION PROJECT MEMBERS
The Los Angeles Community Child Abuse
<strong>Council</strong>s consist of 12 community-based councils
throughout Los Angeles County. The mission of
the <strong>Council</strong>s is to reduce theincidence of child
abuse and neglect, and to raise public awareness
of child abuse andfamily violence issues. The
membership of the <strong>Council</strong>s is made up of
professionals working in the fields of child
welfare, education, law enforcement, health and
mental health as well as parents and anyone
concerned about theproblems of child abuse
and family violence.
The Child Abuse <strong>Council</strong>s Coordination
Project facilitates the joint projects of the 12
Community <strong>Council</strong>s. Since the child abuse
councils are volunteer organizations, and most
members have full time jobs apart from their
involvement with the councils, it is important
that our projects can be implemented easily and
quickly.
The Coordination Project also serves the
councils by providing technical assistance and
professional education, advocating for children
issues, and networking with other councils and
agencies on behalf of the <strong>Council</strong>s.
The Coordination Project has been in
existence since 1987, and has been a non-profit
corporation since March 1998. The Coordination
Project acts as contractor with the Los Angeles
County Department of Children and Family Services
and the Office of Child Abuse Prevention
(OCAP) to provide services to benefit the 12
Child Abuse <strong>Council</strong>s in their efforts to prevent
child abuse.
The Los Angeles Community Child Abuse
<strong>Council</strong>s are involved in the following nine joint
projects:
• The April Child Abuse Prevention Campaign
• Publication of The Children's Advocate
Newsletter
• The Report Card Insert Project
• Coordination of Non-Profit Bulk Mailings
• Establishment and Maintenance of a Los
Angeles Community Child Abuse <strong>Council</strong>s
Website
• Training and Technical Assistance to the
Community Relating to Child Abuse and
Family Violence Issues
• Networking Meetings
• Coordination of Suicide Resource Prevention
and Postvention Cards
• Special Projects for Individual <strong>Council</strong>s
For further information about the Los
Angeles Community Child Abuse <strong>Council</strong>s
contact Monika McCoy , at (818) 790-9448 or
visit our website at lachildabusecouncils.org.
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